When Things Go Too Far, The Wind Starts to Shift

Xiaoming saw the trending topic on Instagram. For netizens who enjoyed surfing the web and were everywhere, this was no longer a secret.

In fact, this was precisely the case. Because Korean time was one hour ahead of domestic time, when SKT updated their official announcement on Korean Instagram at 8 AM, it was only 7 AM domestically.

During this period, countless netizens saw the news one after another. In fact, the news had already spread all over Weibo by 7:30 AM.

The Royal Hooligans didn't believe it at first glance. They were still reveling in the schadenfreude of Xu Junyan having completely become an abandoned son of the LPL, their mouths practically splitting from ear to ear.

They brazenly held court on Weibo, listing Xu Junyan's ten deadly sins, such as betraying RNG, being unreasonable at RNG, being unable to stay even in the most humane club, being unsociable, and even wanting to destroy the entire LPL!!

They were incredibly arrogant and smug. Undoubtedly, the more miserable Xu Junyan was at this moment, the happier they were.

Therefore, after the LPL had just officially declared Xu Junyan an abandoned son, and then LCk immediately announced Xu Junyan's joining, especially a world-renowned three-time champion super giant like SKT in the LCK, how could they accept it?

The Royal Hooligans began to mock and ridicule under the Weibo posts sharing the official Instagram announcement:

"Here they come, this ungrateful wretch actually has some influence. The talk of LCK inviting him as a foreign aid has even surfaced?"

"You can still spin this? Save it, the LPL has completely given up on him, haha!"

"No, I'm just curious. You guys can spin anything else, but you have to use SKT's official announcement of Silence's joining? That's hilarious."

"As everyone knows, the LCK doesn't have foreign aid at all, let alone SKT. They've already won three championships, how could they possibly invite foreign aid?"

"What a joke! SKT officially announced match-fixer joining, I'm literally laughing my head off! To borrow a comment from Uzi: Clown!"

"I'll put my words here, if SKT really announces him, I'll eat it! Ten tons! /sweating emoji"

"..."

Some LPL casual viewers who had just returned from Korean Instagram kindly reminded them in the comment section: "This is real, guys."

As soon as this comment was made, this person instantly became the next target for the Royal Hooligans, who began to mock and jeer.

"Tell us, how much did you get paid to defend him so hard?"

"Your mom is dead, right? Saying something like that!"

"He's already blasted the entire LPL, and he was constantly going against our RNG before. Don't you know anything? You dare to take this money, are you not afraid of death!"

"LCK invited your mom as foreign aid! Find a better excuse next time you're defending him, you Xu Junyan fanatic!"

The casual LPL viewer who kindly reminded them was stunned and confused. Then, instantly, his temper flared up.

What the hell! He was just kindly reminding them, did this group of RNG fans need to chase and bite him like rabid dogs?

He was a pure passerby before, and initially, he didn't care about the Xu Junyan incident and was too lazy to look into it. Later, when Xu Junyan blasted the entire LPL, he gradually developed a negative impression of Xu Junyan along with the crowd. But now! He suddenly began to hesitate.

These RNG fans were clearly a pack of vicious dogs! It was perfectly reasonable for someone to fall out with them!

If the fans were this crazy, could the statement that RNG, the most humane club in the LPL, was so widely spread and praised, be trusted?

Hardly!

So, in that case, was Xu Junyan really a match-fixer? Or was RNG simply finding an excuse for their embarrassing loss in the S7 World Championship and looking for a scapegoat?

It was easy to be influenced and assimilated by the entire network's portrayal of RNG's grievances without careful consideration. However, if one thought about it carefully and looked at the matter again with a little effort, one could easily find the biggest loophole.

The RNG fans were blasting and cursing Xu Junyan as a match-fixer all over the internet, but they had never produced a single piece of evidence from beginning to end.

Even RNG themselves had never truly and directly mentioned Xu Junyan's match-fixing in their official Weibo statements. They had only been using ambiguous wording to mislead people and make them speculate.

This matter was chilling upon closer inspection!

Moreover, another fact that stood on the most solid ground was now placed on the table.

The neighboring LCK region, SKT, had officially announced the joining of their first foreign mid-laner in history, and that person was Xu Junyan!

It was hard to say how the LCK region should be evaluated. It had its good aspects, and many disgusting ones too.

But without a doubt, because they had thoroughly cultivated esports into a pillar national industry, match-fixing in South Korea was illegal and would lead to imprisonment, with penalties many times more severe than in the LPL.

Yet, Xu Junyan still went, and he even successfully joined the LCK's three-time champion dynasty, the world-renowned SKT! Becoming teammates with that man.

Some LPL casual viewers, gradually, due to the indiscriminate attacks from the Royal Hooligans, finally regained clarity.

With this regained clarity, they were completely enraged. What a great RNG, what great Royal Hooligans, what a great LPL! How dare they do this?

People often have sympathy for the weak, especially online, where this sentiment is amplified infinitely.

Before, influenced by the overwhelming public opinion, they felt that RNG was the disadvantaged party and sympathized greatly. Now, as they gradually understood everything, they were simply furious.

This was no longer being a casual observer! They angrily began to engage in a war of words on Weibo with the Royal Hooligans, using sarcasm and mockery. Although their numbers were minuscule compared to the Royal Hooligans, because they harbored genuine anger in their hearts, they were not at a disadvantage at all.

This verbal battle lasted for a long time. Some of the Royal Hooligans saw that even with this situation, there were still people who dared to stand with Xu Junyan against them, and the situation seemed to be escalating.

Something was wrong! The tide seemed to be turning in an unfavorable direction.

Many Royal Hooligans frowned tightly, thinking of a worst-case scenario, and frantically logged into Korean Instagram to search for SKT.

Upon seeing it, their faces instantly turned ashen, as if they had lost their mothers!

SKT's official Instagram, the latest update at 8 AM!

[The wind rises from the duckweed, the waves form from ripples, a contract is forged in the name of a warrior, the ambition of a swan aims for the vast sky!]

[We are very pleased to introduce a new member here, Silence Xu Junyan. He will officially join SKT Esports Club as a top laner and fight alongside us on the battlefield!]

[Meeting him was an accident. Through prolonged interaction, we have continuously found resonance and felt we met too late. We want to dedicate everything to the same goal. Hard work pays off, who else but us!]

[The outside world may slander me, but my heart is true to the heavens! With mountains and seas in my heart, I am slow but do not contend. When the seas change, why care for others' opinions? I still command the winds and clouds, revealing the true colors of a hero! Welcome Silence! Our new friend!]

Blinding! How blinding were these lines of introduction!

The Royal Hooligans all trembled, disbelieving, unable to believe, incapable of believing. They suspected it was all fake, absolutely fake, absolutely!

But beneath the official announcement Weibo, there was also Faker's immediate repost and comment:

[Junyan is our SKT's first Chinese support, but his strength is truly immense. I personally am very much looking forward to the moments of competing together! /Smile]

Junyan!

Silence!

The first! Chinese support!

Once again, the truth was confirmed.

All of this… was real…

The Royal Hooligans felt their brains explode. In an instant, their entire world collapsed!